How Far Can You Stretch a Ham?

We received a free ham as a Christmas gift. I thawed it, and we had a ham dinner one evening. Over the weekend, I made scrambled eggs and ham for breakfast. I made 2 pans of scalloped potatoes and ham.

Meal 1: Ham Dinner

Meal 2: Scrambled Eggs and Ham

Meal 3: Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Meal 4: Freezer Meal of Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

One for now and one for the freezer. I made 2 pans of Ham Dandy, a family favorite from my childhood years…again one for now and one for later.

Meal 5: Ham Dandy

Meal 6: Freezer Meal of Ham Dandy

I used the remainder of the ham and the bone and made a large crock pot of bean soup and the bone remains….for the dog!

Meal 7: Bean and Ham Soup

That’s 7 meals that feed several people from each. I’d say we stretched that ham pretty far and got the cost per meal down pretty far.